[New Crown Pneumonia] The list of epidemic buildings has never been made public

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Written by: Chen Qianting

2020-02-28 02:09

The Hong Kong government has required all quarantines from the Mainland to enforce quarantine on February 14th. However, the Department of Health has not announced which buildings the relevant people are currently undergoing home quarantine. A little different.

A list of compulsory quarantine buildings has been circulated on the Internet. It lists the "List of buildings where compulsory quarantine is in place under Chapter 599C of the Laws of Hong Kong." It lists more than 5,000 addresses, some of which are detailed. The building where the quarantine person lives, but there are addresses that record only the estate, village name and street number where the quarantine person lives. In response to media enquiries, district members confirmed that the list was provided by government departments.

"Hong Kong 01" asked the Department of Health to verify the list and urged it to explain why the related list has not been made public. The Department of Health refused to respond to the authenticity of the list. It only responded to the list of relevant buildings that are being integrated and hopes to announce it on the website as soon as possible.

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The list of quarantine buildings for mainland immigrants has never been made public after February 8

In response to the continuous spread of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic originating in Wuhan, the Hong Kong government had asked people who had visited Hubei in the past 14 days to undergo compulsory quarantine on the 14th after entry. As of yesterday (27th), all relevant persons have completed quarantine.

However, since February 8, the Hong Kong Government has required all entrants from the Mainland to undergo compulsory quarantine on the 14th. The Department of Health has not in which buildings or hotels the relevant persons are currently undergoing home quarantine.

Includes disciplined services quarters

From Thursday night, a list of buildings that have never been made public went viral. The list shows the list of buildings where people under compulsory quarantine are living under Chapter 599C of the Laws of Hong Kong. As of the evening of February 24, a total of 5,875 addresses or related buildings were being quarantined, but the way of recording addresses is not Uniform, some addresses specify the location of the building where the quarantine person lives, but some addresses simply write the name of the housing estate or village where the quarantine person lives, or even the street number.

The list is divided into 18 districts, the largest of which is Yuen Long District, with 563 buildings. Also on the list are quarters for the Wong Tai Sin Disciplined Forces and Shun Lee Disciplined Forces Quarters in Kwun Tong.

There are compulsory quarantine people in many buildings in Hong Kong. (Photo / Photo by Luo Guohui)

"Hong Kong 01" asked the Department of Health to verify the authenticity of the list, and attached a PDF file of the complete list by email. It also asked the Department of Health to explain why the list was not made public. A spokesman for the Department of Health responded to reporters' inquiries, and did not respond to the authenticity of the list. It only responded to the list of relevant buildings that are being integrated, with a view to publishing it on the website as soon as possible.

Tuen Mun District Councillor He Xingmei told Position News that the list was provided by government departments. She pointed out that some residents of the district were worried about whether the building they lived in was subject to compulsory quarantine from the mainland. , The staff member will provide the relevant list electronically for district board members' reference.

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